Fan blower switch only works on High....Now what? Ford Econoline Van

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Күн бұрын

This video is for my 2003 Ford Econoline E-250 cargo van. I went to adjust the blower switch the other day and nothing happened. Come to find out it only worked on the high setting........Sooooo.....I looked through KZfaq and came across a few videos and they all said the same thing...it's most likely the blower motor resistor. So I decided to film myself fixing it and letting you know that the parts I purchased did indeed fix the problem!! I only spent around $35 dollars for everything. I got the parts at my local Advance Auto parts store.
The parts are -
Blower Motor resistor - RU1138
Electrical connector - PT766
I hope this helps you out. Based on the videos I've seen, this is a common Ford issue and I'm sure it happens to many other Ford models.

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@AndrewGulak 4 ай бұрын

Very glad I saw this before I started ripping my dash apart. I have the part already, and assumed it was right behind the switch. Thanks a ton mister!

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!!

@LostinTimeYT 23 күн бұрын

Thank you for the vid. Both sides of connector was melted on mine. $26 kit at Advance Auto had the plug and the pigtail, now all fan speeds are working.

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 22 күн бұрын

Awesome!! So glad you got it working!!😎🤘

@davidbryant957 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. After watching it, I said to myself "This is perfect, except I'm going to disconnect the resistor from the connector so I don't need to buy a new connector and splice it in." HAHAHA! Forget about it! I wrestled with that thing with screwdrivers, pliers, vice grips, you name it. Such a waste of 30 minutes. I came right inside afterwards and ordered the new connector. Overall easy repair, and it's great not to have the fan blasting on high constantly. Thank you!

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more Жыл бұрын

Thank you David!!! I'm glad you got it fixed!! 🙂

@garygrella1723 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for producing the video. It is a really big help . BTW , i also buy parts from Advance . So, thanks also for the parts numbers .

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 2 жыл бұрын

Gary, thank you for watching my video!!! Yeah, where I live there's Pepboys, Autozone, Advance Auto, Napa, and O'Reilly's Auto - all within about 5-10 miles from my house!

@Lloydski 3 жыл бұрын

This vid is old but get the parts on Amazon half the price same parts all made over seas of coarse. FYI Sometimes the wires/pigtail also melt behind the switch itself you can also buy a new switch and pigtail also for that. How I got I here don't even know but I love watching repair vids.

@jefflancaster6587 2 жыл бұрын

Sept 16 2021..Amazon is $10 higher than my local auto zone on these Ford blower resistors.

@dennisriblett4622 Жыл бұрын

You just saved Me the cost of the dash switch ...2022 ...on a 1999 Ford E-250 the resistor was toasted when I got it out ! And the corrosion made it super hard to separate the plug ...Got it but am changing it out also ...

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more Жыл бұрын

Yeah mine was corroded also and I couldn’t separate the plug. Thank you for watching my video!! 🤘😎🤘

@kieranjones3958 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information 2016 Econoline and it was correct fix Got all parts from O'Reilly's in a kit including harness and splices. $30 😊

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

@infamouskingj 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome nice video! Gonna check mine tomorrow

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@rickm9987 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad to see you still have the van! Drop me a line when you can - hope all is well!

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Rick!!! No way!!! How wild is it that you found my video on youtube!!! Just turned 215,000 miles today!! Sadly, the body has gotten kinda rusty.....thanks to winter salt :-( Hope your doing well dude!!

@rickm9987 3 жыл бұрын

Love to see some pics buddy! Is your email still the same? Mine is if you still have it. Not sure how to send a private message on here. I hope I’m still first in line to get her back lol...

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

@@rickm9987 I gotta see if I still have contact info....I did loose a lot of my contacts when my phone went into the toilet and got ruined! I might still have your ebay messages. I will check into it.

@johnpalazzolo1450 3 жыл бұрын

Simple excellent video. 20 minute job

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you John!

@chodge8366 Жыл бұрын

great video. I bought a used e250 and this is the exact problem

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching my video!

@francoq477 3 жыл бұрын

Wicked video! Thanks

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@tiffanitiffy4698 Жыл бұрын

I did this! Your video was super helpful for my 2007 ford e350

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

@chillwill121212 4 күн бұрын

Very helpful

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 2 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching!!🙂

@pakopollak2077 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro you are big boss

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@douglasfielder87 3 ай бұрын

Great vid thanks!

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@chodge8366 9 ай бұрын

that plug melts onto the connector and makes it very difficult to come out . i used my osculating tool to cut grooves deep enough to break it apart. it worked great

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 9 ай бұрын

Cool idea!! I know what you mean....very difficult to separate that connection.

@terrapintravels3829 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@cecilkjohnson 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks! This was exactly my issue.

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it worked for you!

@ultiminiohernandez6975 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the información 👍👍👍

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@simonmurillo5860 Ай бұрын

Thank you sir.

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@edwinnavarrogonzalez5412 3 жыл бұрын

hola....cuanto es lo maximo que el aire acondicionado puede enfriar en grados farenheit...gracias

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there! I'm really not sure....sorry about that.

@keenanshaffer2516 3 жыл бұрын

Did you have air through the front vents when it was running only on high, or just through the windshield and floor vents? Thanks.

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Keenan, yes I did have air coming through the front vents and I checked too make sure it was coming through the floor and windshield vents, and it was. Hope this helps you out! 🙂

@johnthomas6174 Жыл бұрын

There is another vacuum fix if all you have is defrost.

@pogradec1978 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very helpful.

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@richey_rock 3 жыл бұрын

I have the exact same thing with my 2004 E250 - my local mechanic told me it would be $300-400 to fix it! :-o

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Did you end up fixing it yourself?

@richey_rock 3 жыл бұрын

@@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more I got the parts delivered today and just done fixing it. And I realized I have a 2003 just like yours. Your guide helped make it super easy! Thanks!

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

@@richey_rock Awesome!! So glad it worked for you!

@CLOWEN2010 3 жыл бұрын

My issue is similar, my fan only worked on 1 , 2, 3, and 4 for a few days, now today it only blows on 1,2,3 .... doesn’t blow on 4, 5 setting on the dial. Could it be the same thing as yours?

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm……very strange. I know mine only worked on high, and when I changed the resistor part , it worked fine afterwards…..not really sure what else could be wrong with yours……possibly the fan switch itself? There is a Ford mechanic guy on KZfaq that had a video about this very topic. Maybe that could help? I hope you can get it working!!

@davidrogers6709 2 жыл бұрын

@@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more My fan only worked on low, but your vid unknowingly shows solution... you changed plug to resister whereas I changed only resister! Thanks for solving my nightmare, 115 Arizona heat.

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidrogers6709 .....Glad it works!!!....115 degrees!!...WOW that's hot!!!

@chris-p-Bacon836 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@BESTOFTHEABOVE 2 жыл бұрын

Are the parts the same for a 1999 econoline?

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if the parts will be the same......check into Napa online, O'reillys auto parts, or what store might be near you and enter the make, model and year of your vehicle. You might even consider going to ford.oempartsonline.com/ to get a part number and it should cross reference a aftermarket part.

@kar15bigdog 2 жыл бұрын

Mine is going bad too maybe is the same issue. Doesn't blow much in second and third but in high blows more

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, mine only worked on low and the other fan speeds didn't work. Hopefully if you change out the part and put in a new one it works for you. Good luck!

@kar15bigdog 2 жыл бұрын

@@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more I'll look at it soon. Thank you

@mikemiklavic1930 22 күн бұрын

Would this be the same on a powerstroke model?

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 22 күн бұрын

Very good question…..I’m not sure. I would think the blower assembly should be in the same spot, but I’m just guessing.

@chuckhansen8291 Жыл бұрын

Either the resistor is out or the the switch is out

@camdenadler235 3 жыл бұрын

is it 4 prongs or 5 prongs on a 2001 econoline, do you know?

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Camden, I’m not sure.

@camdenadler235 3 жыл бұрын

@@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more thx

@camdenadler235 3 жыл бұрын

@@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more which was it on your 03?

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Camden.....mine was a 4 prong. I did put in the description the part numbers I used. I had to buy the electrical connection since mine was pretty difficult to separate.

@camdenadler235 3 жыл бұрын

@@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more got ya. cool, thx for the info and video!!!

@N9IWJ 3 жыл бұрын

It would have been a good idea to replace the resistor also when you had it out that's why the wires heated up

@giterdun1864 3 жыл бұрын

where the resistor located?

@Jayden_roblox24 3 жыл бұрын

that is the resistor

@N9IWJ 3 жыл бұрын

@@giterdun1864 okay I thought you said you just replaced the harness I was just saying to replace the resistor also it was all corroded

@guatebol9506 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video , what’s the part number?

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if the part #'s will still be the same but I got these from Advance Auto Parts a couple of years ago. Blower Motor resistor - RU1138 Electrical connector - PT766

@guatebol9506 2 жыл бұрын

@@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more thank you very much for answering my question.

@jasong8377 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately this does me no good I need to replace the switch on dash

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Hope it works out for you! 🙂

@dmanmoto Жыл бұрын

So just the wires, and not the resistor ?

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more Жыл бұрын

The resistor was rusted and needed replacement ,but the wiring harness was stuck on and I really couldn't remove it so I bought the replacement wiring harness also.

@travispham9963 5 ай бұрын

Great

@davejohnson9823 3 жыл бұрын

It's the resistor.

@jsg1987 8 ай бұрын

What is the actual name of that plug?

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 8 ай бұрын

Hi there......I believe this is what the plug is called...Blower Motor Resistor Connector

@jsg1987 8 ай бұрын

Thanks alot!

@giterdun1864 3 жыл бұрын

my blower quit altogether. i wish the SUN would come out, cause its dark in there.

@bluerain42 8 ай бұрын

i change mine still on High speed

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 8 ай бұрын

Oh man....sorry to hear that. There's a Ford mechanic who produced a video similar to mine and he went more in depth on other factors that could be the culprit .....I believe he even mentioned the fan switch could be bad....I'm noy positive on that. I hope you get it figured out 🙂

@twood552 2 жыл бұрын

I wish mine stopped on high. Mines stuck on 2

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm…….haven’t heard anything like that happening 🤔

@renecastillo5006 2 жыл бұрын

My van switch only works “low” even when switched to “high”

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 2 жыл бұрын

Wow….that’s weird 😮 Maybe possibly the switch assembly itself? There’s a Ford mechanic on KZfaq who did a video on this subject. Have you changed any parts yet?

@N9IWJ 3 жыл бұрын

I changed the resistor but it only works on low and medium high does not work on the rear

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow......hmmmm......not sure what else it could be. Hopefully you get it solved! :-)

@lukaszpikor3075 2 жыл бұрын

I have this problem:(

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you are able to get it working again !

@dillononeal3844 3 жыл бұрын

Dang that battery is from 2013

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 3 жыл бұрын

Good eye!!!

@montya2047 7 ай бұрын

I did this but it’s the same thing

@TimsCNC-Tractors-and-more 7 ай бұрын

Oh man.....that's a bummer. There is a Ford mechanic KZfaq channel who did a great job going in depth on this issue. I will post his video link. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iLd2fpZpt9KylIE.html